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**The international bestseller** An unforgettable historical debut set in Second World War Brussels: exploring love, resistance and courage in all their forms 'I adored it ... It finds courage and love amidst the ruins, and I read with my heart in my...

**USA Today Bestseller** No WiFi, no distractions. No way out...  Agatha's husband has bought her a first-class ticket on the scenic six-hour train from Toronto to Montreal as a gift--a one-day writing retreat so she can get some serious work done on her new book, a highly...

This highly anticipated follow-up to The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp finds Agnes and her octogenarian friends face-to-face with a killer after winning a trip to a beautiful hotel. Will it be an early checkout for anyone in the gang? The year is rapidly drawing to an end,...

BookPage top 10 Best Mystery & Suspense books of 2025 "Wildly inventive, twisty tour de force"--BookPage The lush Gothic drama of Crimson Peak meets the murderous intrigue of Knives Out with an LGBTQIA+ love story to die for from award-winning author KJ Charles. WHO WILL...

In this irresistible and thrilling debut novel, a former antique hunter investigates a suspicious death at an isolated English manor, embroiling her back in the dangerous world of tracking stolen artifacts. What antique would you kill for? ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and "writer of astonishing depth" (The Washington Times) comes a poignant, charming novel about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious...

Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award * Winner of the Orange Prize * National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist * New York Times Readers' Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century "Bel Canto is its own universe. A marvel of a book." --Washington Post Book World Ann Patchett's...

A high school music festival goes awry when a young prodigy disappears from a hotel room that was the site of a famous murder/suicide fifteen years earlier--in this "deliciously dark confection of a novel, and one of the most thoroughly enjoyable books I've read in years" (Celeste Ng). ...

"Quinn evocatively balances the outward cheerfulness of the 1950s with historical observations exploring racism, misogyny, homophobia and political persecution in this sharply drawn, gripping novel." - People Magazine The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond...

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all. "Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the substance of a literary classic."--Oprah Daily ...

The USA Today bestselling author of The Gown returns with another enthralling and royal historical novel-- as the lives of three very different residents of London's historic Blue Lion hotel converge in a potentially explosive climax on the day of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation. It is...

The beguiling new novel from the author of DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP and MORE DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP

When she arrives at the famed Barbizon Hotel in 1952, Darby McLaughlin is everything her hall mates aren't: plain, self-conscious, homesick and convinced she doesn't belong. Yet when she befriends Esme, a Barbizon maid, she's introduced to an entirely new, colourful yet seedy side of New York City....

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025 A pulse-pounding novel of class, privilege, sex, and murder, from the New York Times bestselling author of Two Nights in Lisbon and The Expats. Chicky Diaz is everyone''s favorite doorman at...

* LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 * * A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK MARCH 2025 * 'A gripping, Kafkaesque foray into an all-too-plausible future' JENNIFER EGAN'So cleverly conceived, so relevant, that everyone should read it and...

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR "A folk horror story with a deceptively light and knowing tone ... elegant and genuinely unsettling." -The New York Times Book Review The Nobel Prize winner's latest...

From the bestselling author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, a fiendishly fun locked room (train) murder mystery in the spirt of Murder on the Orient Express. With Ernest Cunningham, "Stevenson has brought a modern-day Poirot to the mystery scene"(Michelle Carpenter). When the...

"Louise Hegarty's genre-splicing debut is a treat--clever, confident, and always surprising, a mystery story that ingeniously escapes the locked room of the genre to take on the biggest questions of life and death."--Paul Murray, author of The Bee Sting For fans of Anthony Horowitz...

Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fourteen Days is an irresistibly propulsive collaborative novel from the Authors Guild, with an unusual twist: each character in this diverse, eccentric cast of New York neighbors has been secretly written by...

" A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex-movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder -- from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient This is...

The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers * A New York Times "Readers' Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century" Pick From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a...

AN ELLE AND ELECTRIC LIT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * The Grand Paloma Resort is a lush paradise in the Dominican Republic where the guests enjoy incredible luxury, and the staff is always eager to please--that is, until they are pushed to the brink. Laura is a local...

A Zibby's Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025! A BookBub Most Anticipated Mystery & Thriller of Fall 2025! A She Reads Most Anticipated Historical Fiction of Fall 2025! From USA Today bestselling author Sara Ackerman comes a spellbinding dual-timeline novel set at Honolulu...

A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist A New York Times' ""Best Thriller of the Year"" In the vein of The Bad Seed comes a twisty, atmospheric psychological suspense about a meddlesome elderly guest at a decadent luxury hotel who believes she has left her problematic past...

"[A] perfect jewel-box world set in 19th-century Vienna." - The New York Times "Uniquely charming! With her delightful characters, Biller builds an irresistible world inside a Viennese Victorian-era hotel that is equal parts screwball comedy, epic love story,...

"This is the hopeful book we all need right now. I loved it!"-Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling authorof The Lies That Bind As Seen on the TODAY SHOW A Southern Living Best Beach Read * A PopSugar Best Book of May * An Us Weekly Summer Beach Staple...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Chain comes a pulse-pounding thriller about a family that must face their darkest fears--and deepest secrets--when they go on the run for their lives. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · A NEW YORK TIMES...

The caretaker at an isolated mountain hotel finds herself fighting for her life--and sanity--in this twisty, addictive thriller. Kerry's life is in shambles: Her husband has left her, her drinking habit has officially become a problem, and though the deadline for her big book...

As the U.S. joins World War II, the manager of a luxury hotel set in the remote West Virginia mountains finds herself charged with the care of detained Nazi diplomats--and the FBI agent looking for a spy among them, by the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Maggie Stiefvater. ...

This dystopian classic, which has sold over 25 million copies, is 'exciting, relevant and thought-provoking' (Stephen King). When a group of schoolboys are stranded on a desert island, what could go wrong? 'One of my favorite books - I...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * "A heartwarming mystery with a lovable oddball at its center" (Real Simple), this cozy whodunit introduces a one-of-a-kind heroine who will steal your heart.   FINALIST FOR...

_________________________ A survival story for the 21st century and the international bestseller behind the major film from Ridley Scott, starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain. I'm stranded on Mars. I have no way to communicate with...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "It's Lovecraft meets the Bront s in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird."--The Guardian IN DEVELOPMENT AS A HULU ORIGINAL LIMITED SERIES PRODUCED BY KELLY RIPA AND MARK CONSUELOS An...

The #1 New York Times bestseller about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his "number one fan." One of "Stephen King's best...genuinely scary" (USA TODAY). Adapted into the classic film Misery (1990). Paul Sheldon is a...

FROM THE QUEEN OF MYSTERY, THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORIZED EDITION OF THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME--NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND PRODUCED BY RIDLEY SCOTT! "The murderer is with us--on the train now . . ." Just...

"Murder Takes a Vacation has all Laura Lippman's trademark razor-sharp insight and effortlessly absorbing writing, plus huge amounts of warmth and fun. Mrs. Blossom is a pure joy, and I'm already hoping for more." -Tana French Highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author...

#1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorEditor's Choice #2 TitleNine people gather at a remote health resort -- some to lose weight, some to reboot their life, some for reasons they can't even admit to themselves. Amidst the luxury and pampering, mindfulness and meditation, they know it might involve...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR A WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR * FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD AND THE MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD A sweeping novel...

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! Nothing brings neighbors together like someone else's secrets... At Shelley House, the walls have ears, and they're attached to a ragtag duo of busybodies ready to pry, snoop, and generally annoy their neighbors into solving a crime.  

"The Agatha Christie of our generation." --David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Diabolically clever." --Riley Sager, author of Final Girls The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Turn of the Key and In a Dark...

"Time travel, murder, corruption, restless baby dinosaurs, and a snarky robot named Ruby collide in this excellent, noir-inflected, humor-infused, science-fiction thriller."--The Boston Globe   An impossible crime. A detective on the edge of madness. The future of...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling and "soul-stirring" (Oprah Daily) author of Room, a sweeping historical "nail-biter" (People) of a novel about the infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station. Based on an 1895...

THE INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FEELGOOD JAPANESE NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR OF THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES Over 1.4 million copies sold in Japan 'You will be wrapped in laughter and tears' Reader review*****

With a dash of magic and a cast of oddball, small-town characters, this feel-good novel explores forgiveness, family, and the sense of humor it takes to live with the ones we love the most. Ebey's End is a small town on an island off the Pacific coast, reachable only by ferry...

New York Times Bestseller From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality. Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its...

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MARTIAN * Soon to be a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this...

Now a major Oscar-winning film starring Brie Larson Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize Jack is five. He lives with his Ma. They live in a single, locked room. They don't have the key. Jack and Ma are prisoners. Room...

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK | An instant New York Times bestseller! "An eerie, atmospheric novel that had me completely on the edge of my seat." --Reese Witherspoon "This spine-tingling, atmospheric thriller has it all... and twists you'll never see coming." --Richard...

A family can't escape their secrets when they're forced to spend a week in quarantine in this "sharply funny" (People) novel--an Indie Next and #1 Library Reads Pick! It's Christmas, and for the first time in years the entire Birch family will be under one roof. Even Emma...

After All the Feels and Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade once again delivers a warm and wonderful romantic comedy about two co-stars who once had an incredible one-night stand--and after years of filming on the same remote island, are finally ready to yield to temptation again... Maria's one...

In this chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh, a remote estate in New Zealand's Southern Alps hosts a reunion no one will ever forget. Seven friends. One last weekend. A mansion half in ruins. No...

Introducing your new favourite whodunnit. Perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls and Knives Out. 'I adored this deliciously twisty and wickedly sharp murder mystery' Lucy Clarke 'A thriller with a twist!' Cosmopolitan 'Slick and witty'...

"A novel that's equal parts 'White Lotus' and 'Get Out'"--New York Times From the award-winning author of We Ride Upon Sticks and When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East, a genre-bending novel of literary horror set in Antarctica that explores abandonment,...

A Library Journal Best Book of 2025 "[A] rollicking farce about the things we do for love...A perfect book for this moment." --People "The genuinely hilarious Paul Rudnick" (Gary Shteyngart, New York Times bestselling author) returns with a...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A haunted past. A train with no stops. Thirteen hours to reckon with the truth. In 1954, Anna Matheson boards a luxury overnight train bound for Chicago that she's commissioned, along with a list of names and a...

National Bestseller ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED READS--New York Times, Vulture, BookPage, Kirkus Reviews, and more From the New York Times bestselling author and advice columnist, a poignant and funny debut novel about the residents of a women's hotel in 1960s New York City. ...